The Cave Stream

To make the beauty of the underworld visible I mounted the camera on the tripod and placed it into the water for a 30 second exposure. During exposure time I kind of painted the picture with my flashlight. See how smooth the water has shaped the cave walls. The step right in front is about one meter high, in the background you can see a small waterfall coming down.

An Adventurous Birthday

March 13th 2006
Waking up in the nice hostel in Greymouth we had a good breakfast and started making a plan for the day. Not a usual day, it was Ira's birthday. In the morning we biked to the harbour mole to watch the dolphins in the surf. Later we left Greymouth for the scenic drive across Arthurs Pass. Here we got our first impression of the Souther Alps and did a quite special cave trip. A few kilometers after ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Arthur's Pass National Park

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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